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Env铆os ilegales de medicamentos por correo no son de opioides. Muchos contienen Viagra gen茅rico

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Los funcionarios de la FDA afirman que los medicamentos comprados en farmacias extranjeras tienen 10 veces m谩s probabilidades de ser falsificados que los vendidos en Estados Unidos.

Despite Pharma Claims, Illicit Drug Shipments to US Aren鈥檛 Full of Opioids. It鈥檚 Generic Viagra.

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The FDA has long blocked the importation of cheap medicine, agreeing with pharmaceutical manufacturers that it opens the door to opioids. The agency鈥檚 own data shows that rarely happens.

What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: March Medicaid Madness

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President Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress spent last month sparring over whether to shield Medicare and Social Security from budget cuts 鈥 leading some to wonder if Medicaid was on the table instead. Biden and Democrats say no, but some Republicans seem eager to trim federal spending on the health program for Americans with low incomes. And ready or not, artificial intelligence is coming to medical care. Benefits, as well as unintended consequences, are likely. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of STAT News, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KHN鈥檚 chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more.

One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Abortion Pill Used by Millions of American Women

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鈥淲hat happens in Texas doesn’t stay in Texas,鈥 warns an abortion rights advocate bracing for a district judge鈥檚 ruling on whether the abortion pill mifepristone was properly authorized by the FDA. His decision could force the medication off the U.S. market.

A Bitter Battle Over the 鈥極rphan Drug鈥 Program Leaves Patients鈥 Pocketbooks at Risk

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Patients who depend upon special drugs to treat rare diseases are caught in the crossfire as drugmakers and the FDA battle over regulations that reward companies for developing treatments for relatively small pools of patients.

What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: A Health-Heavy State of the Union

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President Joe Biden鈥檚 2023 State of the Union address leaned heavily on health care issues. Biden took a victory lap for recent accomplishments like capping prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. He also urged Congress to make permanent the boosted premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, and he sparred with Republicans on threats to cut Social Security and Medicare. Also this week, both sides in the abortion debate are bracing for a court decision out of Texas that could, at least temporarily, make the abortion pill mifepristone illegal nationwide. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Kate Baicker of the University of Chicago about a possible middle ground in the effort to get universal health insurance coverage.

鈥榃e Ain鈥檛 Gonna Get It鈥: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait

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As he takes the reins of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, the independent from Vermont and implacable champion of 鈥淢edicare for All鈥 maps out his strategy for negotiating with Republicans 鈥 and Big Pharma.

FDA Experts Are Still Puzzled Over Who Should Get Which Covid Shots and When

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A single booster seems to prevent death and hospitalization in most people, but protection from the current vaccines wanes within months. FDA experts say they need to know more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to decide the best long-term strategy.

What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Part I: The State of the Abortion Debate 50 Years After ‘Roe’

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In Part I of this special two-part episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Varney of KHN join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss how the abortion debate has evolved since the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion in 2022, and what might be the flashpoints for 2023. Also in this episode, Rovner interviews Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute, about changing reproductive policies in the states.

What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: GOP House Opens With Abortion Agenda

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Leaders of the new Republican-led U.S. House kicked off their legislative agenda with two bills supported by anti-abortion groups. While neither is likely to become law, the move demonstrates how abortion will continue to be an issue in Washington. Meanwhile, as open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act nears its end in most states, the number of Americans covered by the plans hits a new high. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Estados desaf铆an a Biden a que baje precios de medicamentos permitiendo importaciones desde Canad谩

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En Estados Unidos se pagan unos de los precios m谩s altos del mundo por los productos farmac茅uticos de marca. Los medicamentos son generalmente menos caros en el vecino Canad谩, donde el gobierno controla los precios.

States Challenge Biden to Lower Drug Prices by Allowing Imports From Canada

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Colorado has joined Florida, New Hampshire, and New Mexico in seeking federal permission to import prescription drugs from Canada. President Joe Biden endorsed the approach in his 2020 campaign but has yet to approve any state plan.

KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat the Health?鈥: Congress Races the Clock

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Sen. Raphael Warnock鈥檚 re-election in Georgia will give Democrats a clear-cut Senate majority for the first time in nearly a decade. Meanwhile, the current Congress has only days left to tackle major unfinished business on the health agenda, including fending off scheduled pay cuts for doctors and other health providers in the Medicare program. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Empresas de capital riesgo invierten en el negocio de los ensayos cl铆nicos de medicamentos. 驴Cu谩l es el riesgo para los pacientes?

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Para lanzar un nuevo f谩rmaco al mercado, la Administraci贸n de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) exige a las farmac茅uticas estudios exhaustivos para demostrar su seguridad y eficacia. Conseguir que un medicamento salga al mercado unos meses antes, y con menos gastos de lo habitual, puede traducirse en beneficios millonarios para el fabricante.

The Business of Clinical Trials Is Booming. Private Equity Has Taken Notice.

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Private equity-backed Headlands Research heralded its covid-19 vaccine trials as a chance to boost participation among diverse populations, then it shuttered multiple sites that conducted them.

Hay m谩s infecciones sexuales y empresas producen m谩s tests caseros鈥 驴son confiables?

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Datos preliminares para 2021 mostraron cerca de 2.5 millones de casos reportados de clamidia, gonorrea y s铆filis en el pa铆s, seg煤n los Centros para el Control y Prevenci贸n de Enfermedades.

As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?

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The popularity of at-home covid tests has amplified calls from public health researchers and diagnostic companies to make home testing similarly routine for sexually transmitted diseases. But FDA guidelines are lagging.

California鈥檚 Proposed Flavored Tobacco Ban Gives Hookah a Pass

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Californians will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve a statewide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. But the measure, known as Proposition 31, exempts hookah tobacco. Anti-smoking activists criticize the carve-out, calling it the latest example of businesses using identity politics to profit from a deadly product.